Terrorist-Funding Banana Baron Raises Cash for McCain

First there were the ties to Myanmar, now this. Big-time McCain fundraiser Carl H. Lindner Jr. was CEO of banana producer Chiquita Brands International. During his tenure the banana company sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, a brutal paramilitary organization. Last year, the company was ordered to pay fines for supporting the group. They also paid the Colombian guerilla organizations ELN and FARC.

All three groups are recognized as terrorist organizations by the United States government. Nice to know that Mr. Straight Talk Express is as committed to fighting terror as he is to clearing the lobbyists out of Washington.